Salix Nigra Black Willow

Salix Nigra Black Willow is excellent for planting near streams and ponds. Black Willow is a medium to large, deciduous tree with a spreading to rounded crown. Lanceolate, finely serrated, narrow, medium to dark green leaves, tapering to elongate tips turn greenish-yellow in the fall. Black Willow bears male and female flowers that appear in yellowish-green catkin from mid-to-late spring. These flowers give way to reddish-brown capsules with wind-borne seeds. This shade tree grows best in consistently moist to wet soils under full sun or part shade. It showcases dark brown bark that becomes deeply furrowed as it matures.